Senegal & HIV/AIDS
Statistics
- PlusNews Treatment Map: Senegal (Regularly Updated)
Data on the total number of people on HIV treatment, the drug regimens used and the amount of international aid received.
From Integrated Regional Information Networks
- Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Senegal) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
- Senegal: Clandestine Sex Workers Linked to Rising HIV/AIDS Rates (December 8, 2006)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Prevalence of HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Risk Behaviors in Unregistered Sex Workers in Dakar, Senegal (October 6, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Senegal: More Women Living With HIV/AIDS (December 18, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- In AIDS-Ravaged Africa, Senegal Is a Beacon of Hope (March 9, 2001)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
News
- Senegal: Double Sentence -- AIDS in a Local Prison (January 10, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Street News Service/IPS Examine Challenges of Fighting HIV/AIDS in a Senegalese Prison (January 6, 2012)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Stigma Hampers Fight Against AIDS in Senegal (January 12, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Gay HIV Advocates Jailed in Senegal; Activists Are Fuming (January 8, 2009)
Nine gay men were sentenced to eight years in jail -- the most extreme sentence of its kind ever handed down in this West African nation -- on charges of "indecent conduct and unnatural acts."
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Gays Had No Business at Africa AIDS Conference: Senegal NGO (December 17, 2008)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Advocates Urge Obama, Sarkozy to Fulfill HIV/AIDS Commitments Ahead of ICASA Conference in Senegal (December 3, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Senegal Public Health Advocates Worry Country Backtracking in Progress Against HIV/AIDS, Might Waste International Aid (February 3, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Senegal: Africa's New AIDS Alliance (January 12, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- African AIDS Pills Hit Black Market (December 30, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Senegal's President Sacks Head of Aid Group for Allegedly Trafficking Cheap AIDS Drugs (October 16, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Politics
- International AIDS Society Welcomes Release of Senegalese Men Imprisoned for Sexual Orientation (April 23, 2009)
Public health leaders praise the release of nine men imprisoned for their sexual orientation, but call for laws against homosexuality to be repealed.
From International AIDS Society
- Court Overturns Senegal Jail Terms for Homosexuality (April 21, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Senegal: Tougher Jail Terms Signal Rise of Homophobia (January 20, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Advocates Speak Out Against Senegal's Conviction of MSM Involved With HIV/AIDS Organizations (January 16, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- AIDS Criminals (January 15, 2009)
What to know about arrests in Iran, Senegal; what you can do to help.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Public Health Leaders Call on Government of Senegal to Release Nine Men Imprisoned for Eight Years Based on Their Sexual Orientation (January 12, 2009)
From Society for AIDS in Africa and International AIDS Society
- Gay HIV Advocates Jailed in Senegal; Activists Are Fuming (January 8, 2009)
Nine gay men were sentenced to eight years in jail -- the most extreme sentence of its kind ever handed down in this West African nation -- on charges of "indecent conduct and unnatural acts."
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Discrimination, Stigma Against MSM Hindering HIV/AIDS Programs in Senegal, Globe and Mail Reports (June 4, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Hidden Homosexuality in Senegal Presents Challenge to HIV Prevention (February 22, 2007)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Taboo Against MSM in Senegal Threatening Country's Low HIV Prevalence, Experts Say (February 14, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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